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Earlier today US Airways announced an amazing 100% bonus on sharing miles that equates to purchasing miles at roughly 1.1 cents a piece.I just received a targeted email offering a 100% bonus on purchased miles until October 31, 2012. Normally miles cost 3.5 cents a piece plus tax, but with this promo they come out to just about 1.9 cents each, which isn’t as great as the share miles promo, but not a horrible option for those people who want to buy a small amount of miles so they can leverage the share miles promo- since you need existing miles to take advantage of that bonus....

The Bloomberg Global Health Index recently ranked the world’s healthiest (and unhealthiest) countries based on several factors including life expectancy, health risks (ie. tobacco use and high blood pressure), availability of clean water, malnutrition and causes of death. Coming in at the top spot with a health grade of 93.11 out of 100 is Italy, where babies born today can expect to live well into their 80s.Perhaps it’s taking in the country’s beautiful coastlines or exploring its plentiful historic sites that keep the Italian brain and body feeling young....

Did you know that the average Irish person will drink about 160 pints of beer in a year? It’s only March, so luckily we still have time to catch up before the year ends. With St. Patrick’s Day upon us, it’s the perfect time to visit your local Irish pub, or better yet — head straight to the source: Ireland! The lively nightlife scene in Dublin, the relaxing green pastures of the Irish countryside and the fresh, clean air of the Irish seaside is the just the vacation you need right now....

Sign up for our daily newsletterEmail addressSign upI would like to subscribe to The Points Guy newsletters and special email promotions. The Points Guy will not share or sell your email. See privacy policy.The summer travel season officially came to end after a Labor Day Weekend, and the Transportation Security Administration marked 2018 as the busiest summer yet. With a record-breaking number of people flying over Memorial Day Weekend, Independence Day and Labor Day Weekend, TSA experienced nine of the top 10 busiest weeks in its history and screened more than a quarter of a billion travelers this summer....

It’s such an incredible feeling to know your upgrade has cleared, especially on a long flight — it’s quite another to have it taken away as you approach your seat and to be denied outright by the airline that gave it to you. TPG reached out to me yesterday after reading about the incident on my blog and asked me to share my experience with you.United Giveth and United Taketh AwayYesterday morning, I was flying from Newark (EWR) to San Francisco (SFO) on United....

Sign up for our daily newsletterEmail addressSign upI would like to subscribe to The Points Guy newsletters and special email promotions. The Points Guy will not share or sell your email. See privacy policy.From now until late tomorrow night (February 4, 2015), Virgin America is offering select flights from $49 one way as part of its Follow Your Heart promotion. Additionally, the airline will donate $10 to the American Heart Association for each ticket sold....

Since we first went to Accra, Ghana a few years ago, PeaceJam’s presence in the city has grown tremendously. The kids there have really embraced the program; more than 500 students will come to our PeaceJam conference this year — it’s incredibly inspiring to see the response.So I’m extremely excited that we’ll be returning to Accra next week for the annual conference — it’s my third time going. During every visit, I enjoy seeing how the organization has grown and what the kids have been up to in the meantime....

Sign up for our daily newsletterEmail addressSign upI would like to subscribe to The Points Guy newsletters and special email promotions. The Points Guy will not share or sell your email. See privacy policy.I get asked this question a lot and I’m not sure if I’m ever able to answer it correctly since airline fare pricing is fickle and you should never count on deals on a certain day.However, that being said, one of the best deal I ever found was a Delta fire-sale on European flights, which came to $230 total round-trip, and that was on a Tuesday....

Airlines are struggling with what to do with the bulkhead wall between first class and economy. It’s nice to have a hard barrier between the cabins. No one in economy enjoys seeing passengers in front being treated better. And first class is more enjoyable when you don’t have to hear the “riffraff” in the back.However, installing a divider between the cabins takes up a lot of valuable cabin space that could be used to give passengers more legroom, or — more realistically — add more seats to the cabin....

Winter storm “Dylan” — a name that the National Weather Service will not acknowledge — is wreaking havoc on flights around the Rockies. Meanwhile, Winter Storm Warnings have been issued for the Northeast.As of 5:15pm Mountain Time on Thursday, FlightAware’s delay and cancellation tracker counted 698 delays — but just 9 cancellations — of Denver (DEN) flights. FlightAware’s Misery Map shows nearly half of current flights are delayed, with flights between DEN and Atlanta (ATL), Chicago (ORD) and Salt Lake City (SLC) being affected the most:This storm has already dumped an incredible amount of snow in isolated areas....

MGM Resorts International & Fueled announced Monday that guests can now check-in directly on their phones with the launch of a new resort app.Guests at Bellagio, Mandalay Bay, Aria and the other 10 MGM properties can use the MGM Resorts app to check-in on arrival and unlock their rooms with the same app. The app serves as a digital room key, so guests can unlock the door with just their phone....

This week’s reader question comes from the only TPG reader who has never used the internet- my grandmother. I wrote yesterday how I used some SkyMiles to take a last minute trip to visit her and I’ve slowly but surely explained to her what I do since she had never heard of the word “blogger” before. When I told her that I had to go film this week’s video blog post, she asked if I’d answer her question, and once you see her you’ll realize you could never say no to her!...

Of course National Chocolate Day falls three days before Halloween — it would practically be an injustice for it land at any other time of year, especially for all the amazing chocolatiers around the world who are getting their treats ready. We’ve compiled a list of the seven best chocolatiers on Instagram — with amazing images to prove it. Chocolate-makers stay busy all year round, and this glimpse into their profession is a feast for the eyes....

When you’re planning a trip to Asia, Taipei probably isn’t be the first destination that comes to mind, as it’s often ignored in favor of more popular tourist spots like Tokyo or Hong Kong. But don’t discount a trip to Taiwan’s big city — it’s an inexpensive, quirky metropolis with some of the best night markets in all of Asia. Here are eight things you may not know about Taiwan’s vibrant capital city, and why you should plan a trip there soon....

Sign up for our daily newsletterEmail addressSign upI would like to subscribe to The Points Guy newsletters and special email promotions. The Points Guy will not share or sell your email. See privacy policy.Air Canada seems to be having a doozy of a morning. As of 11:00am ET, the airline is experiencing its second system-wide computer outage in less than a month – and travelers are not having it.Once again, Twitter proved to be the fastest way for consumers to get quick attention to an urgent issue....

Amid the fallout and confusion caused by Friday’s executive order by President Donald Trump banning immigrants and refugees from seven countries from entering the United States, several new pronouncements today may be changing the scope of the order for green card holders, though to what extent remains unclear.Late last night, CNN reported that originally the Department of Homeland Security had determined green card holders would not be covered by the President’s order, and sent guidance to airlines stating that “lawful permanent residents are not included and may continue to travel to the USA....

Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here – Citi Hilton HHonors Visa Signature CardIf you haven’t jumped on the 75,000-point sign-up bonus offered by the Citi Hilton HHonors Visa Signature Card but could use some HHonors points, now’s the time to act. This current sign-up bonus is a limited time offer, after which it will likely drop back to the usual offer of 40,000 points....

Earlier today, Delta announced an expanded partnership with Alaska Airlines as well as additional international and transcontinental domestic routes to and from Seattle.Here are highlights from the official announcement:Proposed new nonstop Delta service between Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and Shanghai Pu Dong International Airport, pending approval by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).Proposed new nonstop Delta service between Seattle and Haneda Airport in Tokyo, pending DOT approval.The deployment of Delta’s flagship Boeing 747-400 jet on flights between Seattle and Narita Airport in Tokyo, featuring a fully upgraded interior with full flat-bed seats in BusinessElite, individual in-flight entertainment in every seat throughout the aircraft, expanded overhead bins and other amenities (this is a huge upgrade from their current angled lie-flats on the ex-Northwest Airlines 747 that I flew last year)....

Delta’s brand new Innovation Class poses a (theoretically) interesting question:“What if you could turn a 3-hour flight into a mentoring program at 35,000 feet?“With the idea in mind that normally busy airplane passengers who are seated next to one another have a rare opportunity to make a meaningful connection, Delta has recently begun to invite mentors (leaders and up-and-comers in a variety of industries) to take a compensated flight to a special event they were already planning to attend, and leaving the seat beside them unfilled....

TPG reader Mike sent me a message on Facebook to ask about expedited security for infants:“My wife and I live abroad but travel back to the US regularly. We both have Global Entry and it has been a life saver, but now we have a baby. Can we still use the Global Entry lane with him, or does he have to get it as well?”I think Global Entry rocks, and I recommend it to anyone who flies often (both in the US and abroad)....